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Great American Foodie Fest Returns to Sunset Station Casino in Las Vegas Sept. 28-Oct. 1

The Great American Foodie Fest returns to Sunset Station on September 28th-October 1st, 2017. The festival will be open from 5 p.m. to 11pm on Thursday 5 p.m. to 11pm on Friday, 12pm to 11pm on Saturday and 12pm to 10 pm on Sunday. 

The Great American Foodie Fest was formerly the Las Vegas Foodie Fest. The event draws 40,000-50,000 Foodies at each event and has been voted ‘Best of Las Vegas Event’ by the Las Vegas Review-Journal in 2013, 2014, 2015 & 2016.

The event has been featured on Cooking Channel’s Eat St. and has also been ranked as the Top 10 Food Festivals in America by the The Telegraph Travel and Top 15 Food Festivals in the U.S. by Cardsbull.com.

The Great American Food Festival is a culmination of the best specialty food vendors & gourmet food trucks from all around the country that have been featured on the Food Network, Cooking Channel and Travel Channel.

Special appearance and cooking demos by Celebrity Chef Phillip Dell winner of Food Network’s Show “Chopped”, Three Time Grand Champion on the National Barbecue Circuit and also Ranked #1 in Chicken on the National Barbecue Circuit (KCBS)

Participating Celebrity Food Trucks and Food Vendors will include the following:

Liam’s Lemonade and Corn:
-Insider Food

Ice Cream Garden:
-Carnival Eats on the Cooking Channel

Frach’s Fried Ice Cream:
-Guilty Pleasures on the Food Network

Stripchezze:
-TailgateU on Tastemade
-Late Night Chef Fight on FYI

Jogasaki Sushi Burrito:
-Eat St on the Cooking Channel
-1st Look on NBC

Fluff Ice:
-Easy Chinese w/ Ching He-Huang on the Cooking Channel

Okamoto Kitchen:
-Best of LA Readers Choice
-LA Times
-LAist

Qup BBQ:
-Featured at the 2015 Super Bowl
-Top 10 Best Sandwiches in Phoenix Times

Belly Bombz:
-Chopped on the Food Network

Cousins Maine Lobster:
-Best Food Truck in LA 2012 & 2013 in LA Hotlist
-Best lobster roll on the West Coast 2013, 2014, 2015 in Tasting Table
-Shark Tank
-The Queen Latifah Show
-History Channel
-Food Network
-Katie
-Master Chef
-Good Morning America

Fuku:
-Eat St on the Cooking Channel
-Chopped on the Food Network
-Guilty Pleasures on the Food Network
-Food Paradise on the Travel Channel

Phil the Grill:
-Chopped Grill Master on the Food Network
-Destination America Smoked the new Pitmaster

In addition to a wide variety of food and drink options, the festival will feature a beer garden and live entertainment, along with carnival rides, games, eating competitions, arts/craft vendors, retail vendors and more.

General admission to Great American Foodie Fest will be $8 Presale for a Four Day Pass (Unlimited re-entry) per person if purchased in advance online at GreatAmericanFoodieFest.com or $10 for a Day Pass (Unlimited re-entry) at the gate.

VIP experience (VIP line pass at the gate, access to VIP section, $25 food/ beverage vouchers, one souvenir -Shirt and goodie bag) can be purchased for only $50 presale for a Four Day Pass (Unlimited re-entry) per person if purchased in advance online at GreatAmericanFoodieFest.com or $60 at the gate day of the event.

Active military personnel and veterans, seniors 59 and older will receive a discount of $2 off ticket purchased at the gate with a valid ID. Children 48 inches and below are free! Individual food and drink items are priced per purchase. Parking will be available at no cost.

Great American Foodie Fest LLC (Originally the Las Vegas Foodie Fest) was founded in 2012 by Noel Casimiro, Art Casimiro, Oliver Tolentino and Marc Tolentino. Their mission was to create an innovative food festival that would encompass the Nation’s best food trucks and food vendors that have been featured on the Food Network, Cooking Channel, Travel Channel and other popular food shows.

After the event’s huge success in Las Vegas, the founding members new partner Arthur De Joya, made a decision to expand the event to other major markets across the U.S. In 2015 the Great American Foodie Fest made its debut in San Diego California and Tempe, Arizona. For more information about Great American Foodie Fest go to GreatAmericanFoodieFest.com

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